In History, Today on July 6

Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, was crowned King of England.

Jan Hus, a Czech theologian and reformer, was burned at the stake for heresy against the doctrines of the Catholic Church at the Council of Constance.

Richard III was crowned King of England, marking the beginning of his short and controversial reign.

Sir Thomas More, an English lawyer, philosopher, and statesman, was executed for treason after refusing to accept King Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England.

The dollar was unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States by the Continental Congress.

Louis Pasteur successfully tested his rabies vaccine on Joseph Meister, a nine-year-old boy who had been bitten by a rabid dog.

The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.

The last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany were closed as part of the Nazi regime's anti-Semitic policies.

Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the Secret Annex above her father's office in Amsterdam to escape Nazi persecution.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time at a church fete in Liverpool, leading to the formation of The Beatles.

Malawi became a republic within the Commonwealth, with Hastings Banda as its first President.

Jazz musician Louis Armstrong, one of the most influential figures in jazz history, passed away in New York City.

The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2012 Summer Olympics to London, making it the first city to host the modern Games three times.

A Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Asiana Airlines crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport, resulting in three fatalities and numerous injuries.

The FBI announced that it would not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State, though it criticized her handling of classified information.

The United States imposed tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods, marking the beginning of a trade war between the two largest economies in the world.